José Elizardo Aquino Jara (1825 – 19 July 1866) was a Paraguayan general who was considered a hero of the War of the Triple Alliance.

Due to his handicraft conditions, he was put at a very young age in charge of the Ybycuí iron foundry, where cannons and ammunition were manufactured for the army.

In a memorable action on July 16, 1866, Aquino personally led the 6th, 7th and 8th battalions on a counterattack to regain lost positions.

In one of the advances, when the Imperial Brazilian Army was retreating in complete disorder, Aquino threw himself mounted on an overo through the middle of the enemy soldiers.

After saying that, Aquino dug his spurs into his horse and, with a joyful air and a smile on his lips, he threw himself on the retreating Brazilians, killing a "dark African" soldier he encountered on his way.

The Nueva Trinacria colony, a village populated by Italian immigrants, which is located 278 km northeast of Asunción, was renamed General Elizardo Aquino.

But there must be another one who has more luck and manages to kill him.Solano López then called the commander of the presidential bodyguard, Colonel José Vicente Mongelós, another 16 officers and 86 lower-ranking military personnel.

Although he acknowledged that Mongelós was innocent of having participated in the imaginary conspiracy, Solano López sentenced him to death and told him: «Mongelós, I know that you are personally innocent of the conspiracy, but you did not know anything about it either and that is why I'm going to have them shot: ignoring what happens in your own home is a very serious crime, and the regiment is one big family.Mongelós and the vice commander of the presidential escort battalion, Major Riveros, were shot head on.

On September 7, 1869, Solano López camped on the right bank of the Capivarí stream, and there he had some other soldiers of the presidential escort battalion who were involved in the conspiracy killed with spears.